Benin vs Cameroon

Benin (Africa) and Cameroon (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Benin Cameroon World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Benin: 89.86 Cameroon: 119.05 World: 452.65 1961 Benin: 92.09 Cameroon: 124.59 World: 471.93 1962 Benin: 90.77 Cameroon: 130.04 World: 496.11 1963 Benin: 95.72 Cameroon: 131.64 World: 525.19 1964 Benin: 99.79 Cameroon: 139.23 World: 563.85 1965 Benin: 105.12 Cameroon: 142.7 World: 601.89 1966 Benin: 107.64 Cameroon: 145.81 World: 638.97 1967 Benin: 106.59 Cameroon: 156.62 World: 664.4 1968 Benin: 111.21 Cameroon: 170.78 World: 703.46 1969 Benin: 110.31 Cameroon: 175.15 World: 761.11 1970 Benin: 108.85 Cameroon: 178.49 World: 817.68 1971 Benin: 106.89 Cameroon: 186.72 World: 884.88 1972 Benin: 127.93 Cameroon: 220.11 World: 1,002 1973 Benin: 153.61 Cameroon: 271.76 World: 1,201.53 1974 Benin: 164.95 Cameroon: 299.91 World: 1,362.19 1975 Benin: 196.46 Cameroon: 386.24 World: 1,488.94 1976 Benin: 197.73 Cameroon: 381.43 World: 1,589.73 1977 Benin: 207.01 Cameroon: 435.41 World: 1,766.28 1978 Benin: 249.8 Cameroon: 581.99 World: 2,055.49 1979 Benin: 310.65 Cameroon: 718.36 World: 2,335.19 1980 Benin: 358 Cameroon: 784.12 World: 2,587.01 1981 Benin: 319.72 Cameroon: 749.85 World: 2,628.62 1982 Benin: 305 Cameroon: 732.25 World: 2,554.08 1983 Benin: 255.98 Cameroon: 745.51 World: 2,561.17 1984 Benin: 238.57 Cameroon: 771.7 World: 2,614.33 1985 Benin: 230.43 Cameroon: 875.34 World: 2,690.59 1986 Benin: 285.77 Cameroon: 1,178.59 World: 3,118.57 1987 Benin: 324.25 Cameroon: 1,258.31 World: 3,487.88 1988 Benin: 326.18 Cameroon: 1,145.17 World: 3,829.99 1989 Benin: 293.32 Cameroon: 1,000.89 World: 3,930.51 1990 Benin: 371.1 Cameroon: 1,086.72 World: 4,338.94 1991 Benin: 364.69 Cameroon: 1,014.83 World: 4,453.9 1992 Benin: 301.77 Cameroon: 1,005.45 World: 4,679.98 1993 Benin: 387.31 Cameroon: 1,309.94 World: 4,685.3 1994 Benin: 262.13 Cameroon: 700.71 World: 4,967.01 1995 Benin: 348.44 Cameroon: 832.01 World: 5,463.2 1996 Benin: 369.39 Cameroon: 826.97 World: 5,507.22 1997 Benin: 344.55 Cameroon: 783.25 World: 5,408.57 1998 Benin: 361.6 Cameroon: 798.75 World: 5,302.34 1999 Benin: 525.13 Cameroon: 796.26 World: 5,401.23 2000 Benin: 487.42 Cameroon: 708.57 World: 5,512.56 2001 Benin: 492.4 Cameroon: 715.47 World: 5,404.2 2002 Benin: 546.46 Cameroon: 789.62 World: 5,539.32 2003 Benin: 676 Cameroon: 988.24 World: 6,129.87 2004 Benin: 758.7 Cameroon: 1,133.39 World: 6,818 2005 Benin: 779.44 Cameroon: 1,142.62 World: 7,290.57 2006 Benin: 809.15 Cameroon: 1,191.45 World: 7,803.19 2007 Benin: 912.34 Cameroon: 1,325.67 World: 8,685.33 2008 Benin: 1,060.6 Cameroon: 1,492.14 World: 9,425.74 2009 Benin: 1,024.1 Cameroon: 1,461.39 World: 8,827.04 2010 Benin: 973.24 Cameroon: 1,398.59 World: 9,555.07 2011 Benin: 1,059.41 Cameroon: 1,513.96 World: 10,496.93 2012 Benin: 1,071.53 Cameroon: 1,449.1 World: 10,597.85 2013 Benin: 1,168.93 Cameroon: 1,575.93 World: 10,759.35 2014 Benin: 1,204.4 Cameroon: 1,649.44 World: 10,912.24 2015 Benin: 1,002.42 Cameroon: 1,415 World: 10,191.98 2016 Benin: 1,010.53 Cameroon: 1,441.72 World: 10,239.47 2017 Benin: 1,054.97 Cameroon: 1,496.09 World: 10,784.4 2018 Benin: 1,151.74 Cameroon: 1,610.7 World: 11,344.73 2019 Benin: 1,130.82 Cameroon: 1,555.23 World: 11,417.6 2020 Benin: 1,200.19 Cameroon: 1,555.6 World: 10,999.49 2021 Benin: 1,318.65 Cameroon: 1,672.33 World: 12,472.91 2022 Benin: 1,266.43 Cameroon: 1,604.88 World: 12,876.24 2023 Benin: 1,394.18 Cameroon: 1,720.48 World: 13,313.86 2024 Benin: 1,485.38 Cameroon: 1,830.01 World: 13,717.09 2025 Benin: 1,658.27 Cameroon: 1,972.38 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Benin Cameroon World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Benin: 38.78 Cameroon: 34.67 World: 50.94 1961 Benin: 39.23 Cameroon: 35.19 World: 52.8 1962 Benin: 39.64 Cameroon: 42.6 World: 55.29 1963 Benin: 40.08 Cameroon: 43.07 World: 55.65 1964 Benin: 40.5 Cameroon: 43.6 World: 56.1 1965 Benin: 40.97 Cameroon: 44.18 World: 55.93 1966 Benin: 41.27 Cameroon: 44.84 World: 56.45 1967 Benin: 41.76 Cameroon: 45.6 World: 56.9 1968 Benin: 42.18 Cameroon: 46.39 World: 57.34 1969 Benin: 42.59 Cameroon: 47.19 World: 57.68 1970 Benin: 43.03 Cameroon: 47.95 World: 57.94 1971 Benin: 43.39 Cameroon: 48.58 World: 58.02 1972 Benin: 43.93 Cameroon: 49.12 World: 58.84 1973 Benin: 44.44 Cameroon: 49.52 World: 59.3 1974 Benin: 44.88 Cameroon: 49.73 World: 59.7 1975 Benin: 45.41 Cameroon: 49.89 World: 60.13 1976 Benin: 45.95 Cameroon: 50.02 World: 60.45 1977 Benin: 46.5 Cameroon: 50.13 World: 61.04 1978 Benin: 46.94 Cameroon: 50.32 World: 61.39 1979 Benin: 47.36 Cameroon: 50.54 World: 61.84 1980 Benin: 47.75 Cameroon: 50.85 World: 62.15 1981 Benin: 48.12 Cameroon: 51.23 World: 62.52 1982 Benin: 48.49 Cameroon: 51.8 World: 62.87 1983 Benin: 48.85 Cameroon: 52.45 World: 63.13 1984 Benin: 49.4 Cameroon: 52.89 World: 63.44 1985 Benin: 49.96 Cameroon: 53.47 World: 63.73 1986 Benin: 50.63 Cameroon: 53.57 World: 64.12 1987 Benin: 51.26 Cameroon: 54.19 World: 64.46 1988 Benin: 52.02 Cameroon: 54.36 World: 64.67 1989 Benin: 52.45 Cameroon: 54.39 World: 64.96 1990 Benin: 53.02 Cameroon: 54.35 World: 65.11 1991 Benin: 53.44 Cameroon: 54.17 World: 65.3 1992 Benin: 54.14 Cameroon: 54.05 World: 65.55 1993 Benin: 54.61 Cameroon: 53.87 World: 65.74 1994 Benin: 54.99 Cameroon: 53.54 World: 65.96 1995 Benin: 55.37 Cameroon: 53.35 World: 66.2 1996 Benin: 55.65 Cameroon: 53.2 World: 66.52 1997 Benin: 55.99 Cameroon: 53.11 World: 66.83 1998 Benin: 56.15 Cameroon: 53.04 World: 67.07 1999 Benin: 56.34 Cameroon: 53.17 World: 67.31 2000 Benin: 56.59 Cameroon: 53.34 World: 67.65 2001 Benin: 56.65 Cameroon: 53.6 World: 67.95 2002 Benin: 56.85 Cameroon: 53.92 World: 68.23 2003 Benin: 57.09 Cameroon: 54.25 World: 68.52 2004 Benin: 57.35 Cameroon: 54.58 World: 68.77 2005 Benin: 57.74 Cameroon: 54.9 World: 69.11 2006 Benin: 57.97 Cameroon: 55.3 World: 69.47 2007 Benin: 58.25 Cameroon: 55.71 World: 69.81 2008 Benin: 58.1 Cameroon: 56.12 World: 70 2009 Benin: 58.26 Cameroon: 56.49 World: 70.38 2010 Benin: 58.39 Cameroon: 56.97 World: 70.68 2011 Benin: 58.46 Cameroon: 57.48 World: 70.97 2012 Benin: 58.56 Cameroon: 58.17 World: 71.26 2013 Benin: 58.86 Cameroon: 58.73 World: 71.53 2014 Benin: 59.01 Cameroon: 59.13 World: 71.78 2015 Benin: 59.12 Cameroon: 59.69 World: 71.97 2016 Benin: 59.28 Cameroon: 60.29 World: 72.19 2017 Benin: 59.53 Cameroon: 60.82 World: 72.37 2018 Benin: 59.71 Cameroon: 61.19 World: 72.64 2019 Benin: 59.89 Cameroon: 61.7 World: 72.87 2020 Benin: 60.15 Cameroon: 61.67 World: 72.18 2021 Benin: 59.61 Cameroon: 61.15 World: 71.22 2022 Benin: 60.48 Cameroon: 62.44 World: 72.97 2023 Benin: 60.77 Cameroon: 63.7 World: 73.33 2024 Benin: 60.96 Cameroon: 63.97 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Benin Cameroon World

2 4 6 8 1960 Benin: 6.28 Cameroon: 5.73 World: 4.69 1961 Benin: 6.4 Cameroon: 5.73 World: 4.56 1962 Benin: 6.46 Cameroon: 5.73 World: 5.02 1963 Benin: 6.51 Cameroon: 5.73 World: 5.31 1964 Benin: 6.57 Cameroon: 5.74 World: 5.13 1965 Benin: 6.61 Cameroon: 5.8 World: 5.08 1966 Benin: 6.63 Cameroon: 5.85 World: 4.97 1967 Benin: 6.64 Cameroon: 5.95 World: 4.87 1968 Benin: 6.67 Cameroon: 6.04 World: 4.98 1969 Benin: 6.71 Cameroon: 6.14 World: 4.88 1970 Benin: 6.74 Cameroon: 6.2 World: 4.84 1971 Benin: 6.77 Cameroon: 6.26 World: 4.69 1972 Benin: 6.8 Cameroon: 6.29 World: 4.55 1973 Benin: 6.81 Cameroon: 6.33 World: 4.42 1974 Benin: 6.82 Cameroon: 6.36 World: 4.26 1975 Benin: 6.83 Cameroon: 6.4 World: 4.07 1976 Benin: 6.83 Cameroon: 6.45 World: 3.97 1977 Benin: 6.83 Cameroon: 6.51 World: 3.84 1978 Benin: 6.82 Cameroon: 6.55 World: 3.77 1979 Benin: 6.91 Cameroon: 6.58 World: 3.76 1980 Benin: 6.99 Cameroon: 6.61 World: 3.73 1981 Benin: 7.06 Cameroon: 6.61 World: 3.71 1982 Benin: 7.06 Cameroon: 6.59 World: 3.72 1983 Benin: 7.05 Cameroon: 6.58 World: 3.59 1984 Benin: 7.03 Cameroon: 6.56 World: 3.57 1985 Benin: 7 Cameroon: 6.56 World: 3.53 1986 Benin: 6.96 Cameroon: 6.57 World: 3.51 1987 Benin: 6.92 Cameroon: 6.54 World: 3.48 1988 Benin: 6.87 Cameroon: 6.48 World: 3.39 1989 Benin: 6.82 Cameroon: 6.41 World: 3.35 1990 Benin: 6.74 Cameroon: 6.36 World: 3.31 1991 Benin: 6.67 Cameroon: 6.32 World: 3.13 1992 Benin: 6.59 Cameroon: 6.26 World: 3.04 1993 Benin: 6.51 Cameroon: 6.16 World: 2.97 1994 Benin: 6.42 Cameroon: 6.04 World: 2.92 1995 Benin: 6.33 Cameroon: 5.92 World: 2.87 1996 Benin: 6.28 Cameroon: 5.8 World: 2.82 1997 Benin: 6.23 Cameroon: 5.71 World: 2.78 1998 Benin: 6.14 Cameroon: 5.66 World: 2.75 1999 Benin: 6.03 Cameroon: 5.6 World: 2.72 2000 Benin: 5.94 Cameroon: 5.51 World: 2.73 2001 Benin: 5.85 Cameroon: 5.44 World: 2.69 2002 Benin: 5.79 Cameroon: 5.44 World: 2.66 2003 Benin: 5.76 Cameroon: 5.43 World: 2.64 2004 Benin: 5.72 Cameroon: 5.44 World: 2.63 2005 Benin: 5.69 Cameroon: 5.42 World: 2.61 2006 Benin: 5.67 Cameroon: 5.37 World: 2.61 2007 Benin: 5.63 Cameroon: 5.34 World: 2.6 2008 Benin: 5.55 Cameroon: 5.29 World: 2.6 2009 Benin: 5.49 Cameroon: 5.24 World: 2.59 2010 Benin: 5.45 Cameroon: 5.15 World: 2.57 2011 Benin: 5.44 Cameroon: 5.05 World: 2.55 2012 Benin: 5.43 Cameroon: 4.98 World: 2.56 2013 Benin: 5.41 Cameroon: 4.91 World: 2.53 2014 Benin: 5.37 Cameroon: 4.84 World: 2.52 2015 Benin: 5.32 Cameroon: 4.84 World: 2.49 2016 Benin: 5.25 Cameroon: 4.84 World: 2.49 2017 Benin: 5.16 Cameroon: 4.8 World: 2.46 2018 Benin: 5.03 Cameroon: 4.74 World: 2.39 2019 Benin: 4.9 Cameroon: 4.65 World: 2.35 2020 Benin: 4.8 Cameroon: 4.56 World: 2.28 2021 Benin: 4.71 Cameroon: 4.47 World: 2.25 2022 Benin: 4.63 Cameroon: 4.4 World: 2.22 2023 Benin: 4.56 Cameroon: 4.32 World: 2.2 2024 Benin: 4.48 Cameroon: 4.26 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Benin Cameroon World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1991 Benin: 1.64 Cameroon: 8.99 World: 5.12 1992 Benin: 1.51 Cameroon: 9.06 World: 5.28 1993 Benin: 1.49 Cameroon: 9.15 World: 5.54 1994 Benin: 1.45 Cameroon: 8.88 World: 5.79 1995 Benin: 1.31 Cameroon: 8.6 World: 5.92 1996 Benin: 1.25 Cameroon: 8.06 World: 5.98 1997 Benin: 1.1 Cameroon: 7.86 World: 6.01 1998 Benin: 1.05 Cameroon: 7.7 World: 6.16 1999 Benin: 0.95 Cameroon: 7.6 World: 6.28 2000 Benin: 0.86 Cameroon: 7.53 World: 6.11 2001 Benin: 0.77 Cameroon: 7.46 World: 6.19 2002 Benin: 0.69 Cameroon: 6.71 World: 6.41 2003 Benin: 0.75 Cameroon: 5.91 World: 6.48 2004 Benin: 0.79 Cameroon: 5.09 World: 6.33 2005 Benin: 0.86 Cameroon: 4.4 World: 6.22 2006 Benin: 0.89 Cameroon: 3.73 World: 5.97 2007 Benin: 0.9 Cameroon: 3.06 World: 5.77 2008 Benin: 0.9 Cameroon: 3.39 World: 5.82 2009 Benin: 0.95 Cameroon: 3.74 World: 6.41 2010 Benin: 1.04 Cameroon: 4.11 World: 6.28 2011 Benin: 2.65 Cameroon: 3.99 World: 6.15 2012 Benin: 2.46 Cameroon: 3.84 World: 6.15 2013 Benin: 2.2 Cameroon: 3.69 World: 6.1 2014 Benin: 1.95 Cameroon: 3.53 World: 5.96 2015 Benin: 1.89 Cameroon: 3.52 World: 6 2016 Benin: 1.83 Cameroon: 3.53 World: 5.97 2017 Benin: 1.69 Cameroon: 3.57 World: 5.9 2018 Benin: 1.43 Cameroon: 3.61 World: 5.76 2019 Benin: 1.21 Cameroon: 3.63 World: 5.59 2020 Benin: 1.52 Cameroon: 3.88 World: 6.59 2021 Benin: 1.83 Cameroon: 3.98 World: 6.05 2022 Benin: 1.69 Cameroon: 3.65 World: 5.23 2023 Benin: 1.64 Cameroon: 3.61 World: 4.85 2024 Benin: 1.64 Cameroon: 3.6 World: 4.81 2025 Benin: 1.59 Cameroon: 3.6 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Benin Cameroon World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Benin: 0.15 Cameroon: 0.18 World: 4.14 1971 Benin: 0.12 Cameroon: 0.14 World: 4.04 1972 Benin: 0.14 Cameroon: 0.14 World: 4.16 1973 Benin: 0.15 Cameroon: 0.14 World: 4.32 1974 Benin: 0.15 Cameroon: 0.14 World: 4.23 1975 Benin: 0.16 Cameroon: 0.17 World: 4.14 1976 Benin: 0.1 Cameroon: 0.15 World: 4.31 1977 Benin: 0.12 Cameroon: 0.21 World: 4.36 1978 Benin: 0.12 Cameroon: 0.22 World: 4.42 1979 Benin: 0.13 Cameroon: 0.23 World: 4.46 1980 Benin: 0.14 Cameroon: 0.24 World: 4.33 1981 Benin: 0.11 Cameroon: 0.25 World: 4.18 1982 Benin: 0.12 Cameroon: 0.26 World: 4.05 1983 Benin: 0.12 Cameroon: 0.51 World: 4.01 1984 Benin: 0.12 Cameroon: 0.51 World: 4.07 1985 Benin: 0.14 Cameroon: 0.49 World: 4.05 1986 Benin: 0.12 Cameroon: 0.58 World: 4.04 1987 Benin: 0.1 Cameroon: 0.51 World: 4.1 1988 Benin: 0.09 Cameroon: 0.31 World: 4.16 1989 Benin: 0.08 Cameroon: 0.43 World: 4.16 1990 Benin: 0.08 Cameroon: 0.42 World: 4.15 1991 Benin: 0.06 Cameroon: 0.39 World: 4.1 1992 Benin: 0.07 Cameroon: 0.36 World: 4.01 1993 Benin: 0.07 Cameroon: 0.39 World: 3.97 1994 Benin: 0.06 Cameroon: 0.41 World: 3.94 1995 Benin: 0.06 Cameroon: 0.39 World: 3.99 1996 Benin: 0.17 Cameroon: 0.39 World: 4.01 1997 Benin: 0.21 Cameroon: 0.39 World: 4.02 1998 Benin: 0.19 Cameroon: 0.39 World: 3.98 1999 Benin: 0.21 Cameroon: 0.37 World: 3.95 2000 Benin: 0.21 Cameroon: 0.38 World: 4.01 2001 Benin: 0.25 Cameroon: 0.37 World: 4.01 2002 Benin: 0.28 Cameroon: 0.36 World: 4.02 2003 Benin: 0.3 Cameroon: 0.35 World: 4.15 2004 Benin: 0.31 Cameroon: 0.34 World: 4.28 2005 Benin: 0.33 Cameroon: 0.32 World: 4.39 2006 Benin: 0.44 Cameroon: 0.32 World: 4.48 2007 Benin: 0.49 Cameroon: 0.37 World: 4.59 2008 Benin: 0.47 Cameroon: 0.38 World: 4.56 2009 Benin: 0.49 Cameroon: 0.4 World: 4.45 2010 Benin: 0.52 Cameroon: 0.4 World: 4.67 2011 Benin: 0.49 Cameroon: 0.37 World: 4.76 2012 Benin: 0.45 Cameroon: 0.36 World: 4.77 2013 Benin: 0.46 Cameroon: 0.38 World: 4.81 2014 Benin: 0.5 Cameroon: 0.4 World: 4.78 2015 Benin: 0.51 Cameroon: 0.4 World: 4.7 2016 Benin: 0.61 Cameroon: 0.41 World: 4.65 2017 Benin: 0.6 Cameroon: 0.41 World: 4.67 2018 Benin: 0.67 Cameroon: 0.43 World: 4.73 2019 Benin: 0.64 Cameroon: 0.4 World: 4.7 2020 Benin: 0.67 Cameroon: 0.4 World: 4.47 2021 Benin: 0.5 Cameroon: 0.38 World: 4.68 2022 Benin: 0.51 Cameroon: 0.38 World: 4.67 2023 Benin: 0.49 Cameroon: 0.36 World: 4.68 2024 Benin: 0.49 Cameroon: 0.35 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Benin Cameroon World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Benin: 1.27 Cameroon: 1.4 World: 15.6 2006 Benin: 1.54 Cameroon: 2.03 World: 17.2 2007 Benin: 1.79 Cameroon: 2.93 World: 20.2 2008 Benin: 1.85 Cameroon: 3.4 World: 22.8 2009 Benin: 2.24 Cameroon: 3.84 World: 25.3 2010 Benin: 3.13 Cameroon: 4.3 World: 28.4 2011 Benin: 4.15 Cameroon: 5 World: 30.9 2012 Benin: 4.5 Cameroon: 7.5 World: 33.3 2013 Benin: 4.9 Cameroon: 10 World: 35.3 2014 Benin: 6 Cameroon: 16.21 World: 37.4 2015 Benin: 11.26 Cameroon: 18.3 World: 39.9 2016 Benin: 14.5 Cameroon: 20.6 World: 43.6 2017 Benin: 18.7 Cameroon: 23.2 World: 46.3 2018 Benin: 19 Cameroon: 29.7 World: 49.4 2019 Benin: 20.5 Cameroon: 36.54 World: 53.9 2020 Benin: 22.12 Cameroon: 37.7 World: 60.1 2021 Benin: 28.2 Cameroon: 38.89 World: 63.8 2022 Benin: 30.54 Cameroon: 40.13 World: 67 2023 Benin: 32.39 Cameroon: 42.24 World: 69.2 2024 Benin: 33.98 Cameroon: 46.26 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Benin Cameroon
Population 14.8 mn 2025
75th of 215		 29.9 mn 2025
51st of 215
Population density 125.1 /km² 2023
86th of 214		 60.0 /km² 2023
142nd of 214
Population growth 2.40 % 2025
27th of 215		 2.56 % 2025
22nd of 215
Life expectancy 61.0 years 2024
207th of 215		 64.0 years 2024
192nd of 215
Fertility rate 4.48 2024
14th of 215		 4.26 2024
17th of 215
Birth rate 33.4 ‰ 2024
14th of 215		 33.3 ‰ 2024
15th of 215
Infant mortality 45.2 ‰ 2024
180th of 196		 40.2 ‰ 2024
171st of 196
Urban population 53.4 % 2025
146th of 215		 55.7 % 2025
141st of 215
Aged 65+ 3.2 % 2025
188th of 215		 2.8 % 2025
198th of 215
Living in cities 40.8 % 2025
94th of 215		 53.6 % 2025
43rd of 215
Living in towns 33.4 % 2025
98th of 215		 22.2 % 2025
175th of 215
Living in rural areas 25.9 % 2025
101st of 215		 24.2 % 2025
111th of 215

Human development

Indicator Benin Cameroon
Human Development Index 0.515 2023
173rd of 193		 0.588 2023
155th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.316 2023
158th of 169		 0.361 2023
140th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.504 2023
136th of 156		 0.574 2023
116th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.573 2023
153rd of 172		 0.558 2023
148th of 172

Economy

Indicator Benin Cameroon
GDP 24.6 bn US$ 2025
122nd of 186		 58.9 bn US$ 2025
91st of 186
GDP per capita 1,658 US$ 2025
157th of 186		 1,972 US$ 2025
154th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 4,817 int. $ 2025
155th of 185		 5,788 int. $ 2025
150th of 185
GNI per capita 1,600 US$ 2025
154th of 182		 1,860 US$ 2025
151st of 182
GDP growth 8.1 % 2025
9th of 186		 3.2 % 2025
95th of 186
Inflation 1.1 % 2025
128th of 165		 3.4 % 2025
71st of 165
Trade 37.1 % 2025
124th of 138		 33.4 % 2025
131st of 138
Exports 17.1 % 2025
118th of 138		 13.1 % 2025
130th of 138
FDI inflows 2.5 % 2024
91st of 192		 1.7 % 2024
121st of 192
Manufacturing 10.2 % 2025
72nd of 132		 14.6 % 2025
39th of 132
Agriculture 22.9 % 2025
23rd of 158		 16.8 % 2025
33rd of 158
Military spending 0.7 % 2024
125th of 147		 1.0 % 2024
104th of 147
Tax revenue - 11.3 % 2021

Labour

Indicator Benin Cameroon
Unemployment 1.6 % 2025
13th of 181		 3.6 % 2025
61st of 181
Youth unemployment 2.9 % 2025
11th of 181		 6.5 % 2025
38th of 181
Women in the labour force 75.2 % 2025
10th of 181		 56.6 % 2025
70th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 40.2 % 2025
39th of 181		 41.9 % 2025
36th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.1 h 2025
51st of 181		 42.3 h 2025
48th of 181
Youth NEET rate 14.4 % 2025
67th of 181		 23.2 % 2025
120th of 181
Labour income share 42.3 % 2016 44.7 % 2023
Output per hour 4.2 $ 2025
162nd of 181		 6.1 $ 2025
150th of 181

Health

Indicator Benin Cameroon
Health spending 3.3 % 2023
171st of 192		 4.6 % 2023
135th of 192
Health spending per person 47 US$ 2023
174th of 191		 79 US$ 2023
153rd of 191
Physicians 0.22 /1,000 2023
100th of 125		 0.14 /1,000 2022
110th of 125
Under-5 mortality 74.7 ‰ 2024
185th of 196		 64.8 ‰ 2024
181st of 196
Maternal mortality 518 /100k 2023
187th of 194		 258 /100k 2023
168th of 194
Tobacco use 7.4 % 2024
12th of 166		 5.7 % 2024
8th of 166
Safe drinking water 17.7 % 2024
139th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Benin Cameroon
Calories per person 2,839 kcal 2024
99th of 155		 2,855 kcal 2024
93rd of 155
Food insecurity 65.6 % 2024
121st of 134		 60.9 % 2024
115th of 134
Severe food insecurity 13.1 % 2024
96th of 124		 23.9 % 2024
109th of 124
Protein supply - 72.4 g 2022
129th of 174
Animal protein supply - 14.3 g 2022
158th of 174
Fat supply - 60.4 g 2022
140th of 174
Cereal import dependency - 34.6 % 2022
94th of 160

Education

Indicator Benin Cameroon
Literacy 51.4 % 2022 72.6 % 2018
Secondary enrolment 43.6 % 2022 44.8 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 10.2 % 2022 16.7 % 2024
111th of 128
Education spending 3.2 % 2023
76th of 121		 2.8 % 2023
87th of 121
Expected schooling 10.4 yrs 2023
170th of 195		 10.8 yrs 2023
164th of 195
Mean schooling 3.2 yrs 2023
184th of 193		 6.6 yrs 2023
146th of 193

Society

Indicator Benin Cameroon
Income inequality 34.4 2021
63rd of 93		 42.2 2021
Extreme poverty 27.2 % 2021
87th of 93		 26.7 % 2021
Internet use 34.0 % 2024
159th of 182		 46.3 % 2024
149th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 125.9 /100 2024
61st of 151		 108.2 /100 2024
104th of 151
Electricity access 59.0 % 2024
187th of 213		 72.0 % 2024
174th of 213
Women in parliament 26.6 % 2025
90th of 184		 33.9 % 2025
52nd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Benin Cameroon
Refugees hosted 16,974 2025
86th of 177		 408,613 2025
22nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.1 ‰ 2025
86th of 177		 13.7 ‰ 2025
36th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 11,947 2025
52nd of 177		 18,553 2025
42nd of 177
Refugees from the country 1,279 2025
101st of 199		 140,366 2025
24th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
122nd of 199		 4.7 ‰ 2025
29th of 199

Governance

Indicator Benin Cameroon
Control of corruption 43.0 /100 2024
106th of 207		 23.1 /100 2024
182nd of 207
Government effectiveness 47.7 /100 2024
116th of 205		 35.8 /100 2024
164th of 205
Rule of law 49.9 /100 2024
129th of 207		 35.4 /100 2024
186th of 207
Regulatory quality 50.5 /100 2024
119th of 205		 43.4 /100 2024
155th of 205
Voice and accountability 50.2 /100 2024
122nd of 205		 35.1 /100 2024
169th of 205
Political stability 59.0 /100 2024
140th of 207		 39.3 /100 2024
186th of 207

Environment

Indicator Benin Cameroon
CO₂ per capita 0.49 t 2024
40th of 202		 0.35 t 2024
35th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 6.1 Mt 2024
130th of 204		 9.6 Mt 2024
110th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
130th of 204		 0.03 % 2024
110th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
139th of 204		 0.3 Gt 2024
114th of 204
GHG per capita 1.23 t 2024
28th of 202		 1.39 t 2024
33rd of 202
Renewable energy 54.5 % 2021
42nd of 211		 79.2 % 2021
19th of 211
Forest area 26.5 % 2023
114th of 212		 42.7 % 2023
69th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 39.7 µg/m³ 2023
177th of 200		 55.6 µg/m³ 2023
191st of 200
Water stress 1.0 % 2022
15th of 176		 1.6 % 2022
24th of 176
Land area 112,760 km² 2023
100th of 214		 472,710 km² 2023
52nd of 214

Energy

Indicator Benin Cameroon
Renewable electricity 4.0 % 2024
167th of 190		 73.1 % 2024
41st of 190
Wind and solar 4.0 % 2024
114th of 190		 0.6 % 2024
155th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
41st of 180		 0.0 % 2024
55th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 4.0 % 2024
168th of 190		 73.1 % 2024
51st of 190
Fossil electricity 96.0 % 2024
168th of 190		 26.9 % 2024
51st of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
12th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
21st of 188
Carbon intensity of power 579 g/kWh 2024
135th of 190		 226 g/kWh 2024
52nd of 190
Electricity per capita 0.16 MWh 2024
171st of 191		 0.25 MWh 2024
164th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.